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CITY ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION <br />of MINNESOTA <br />TO: City Engineer or City Clerk <br />Little Canada <br />RE: Reduction in Your Share of State Aid Road Funds <br />February 13, 1989 <br />Legislation (House File 1749) which was passed in 1988 provided for continuation <br />of the sharing by the state, counties, and cities of monies transferred from the <br />Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET) to the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund. That <br />legislation has a Sunset Clause that will eliminate the counties and cities from <br />sharing those MVET funds in 1992. <br />This is a concern to all cities. The figures below will give you an idea of the <br />losses in State Aid funds for roads that your city will experience after 1991 <br />under the present law. The figures compare funds that are allocated to you in <br />1989 with the money you would have received in 1989 if the Sunset Clause cutoff <br />had taken effect in 1989. The actual figures for 1992 are unknown at this time. <br />Actual 1989 Allocation <br />$229,845 <br />1989 Allocation <br />if MVET had been <br />Eliminated in 1989 <br />Net Loss in 1989 State Aid <br />Funds if MVET Funds had been <br />Eliminated for 1989 <br />$216,708 $13,137 <br />The City Engineers Association of Minnesota unanimously passed the attached <br />Resolution concerning MVET funding. It is forwarded for your information and as <br />a sample that may be used for your city's consideration of passing a similar <br />resolution. <br />Your assistance in your city's passing and forwarding a similar resolution to <br />your legislators, and /or other contacts with your legislators, is encouraged. <br />Passage of legislation to eliminate the Sunset Clause and continue cities <br />sharing the MVET income for road purposes is important to all cities. Your <br />efforts will be greatly appreciated. <br />If you have any questions, please contact one of the following persons: <br />Bruce Bullert (507) 645 -8831 <br />Larry Anderson (612) 447 -4230 <br />Yours truly, <br />Ronald L. Rudrud, P.E. <br />President, CEAM <br />Jim Grube <br />Ken Saffert <br />Ron Rudrud <br />Page 90 <br />(612) 924 -2551 <br />(507) 625 -3161 <br />(612) 881 -5811 <br />